驟雨打新荷
　 ¤ 【金】元好問 詞
　　　　周昕英譯

　綠葉陰濃
　遍池亭水閣
　偏趁涼多
　海榴初綻
　朵朵蹙紅羅
　
　乳燕雛鶯弄語
　有高柳鳴蟬相和
　驟雨過
　瓊珠亂撒
　打遍新荷
　
　
　人生百年有幾﹖
　念良辰美景
　休放虛過
　窮通前定
　何用苦張羅
　命友邀賓玩賞
　對芳樽淺酌低歌
　
　且酩酊
　任他兩輪日月
　來往如梭

　Sudden Rain Drums on Lotus Fresh
　　 ¤ By Yuan Haowen
　　　　Translated by Hsing Chou

　　　 Dense green leaves cover
　　　 The pond and pavilion all over
　　　 Provide people with cool shades in the hot summer
　　　 A sea of lotus begin to flower
　　　 With the colour of pomegranate beauty
　　　 Each blossom is like a miniature of a red canopy
　　　
　　　 Young swallows and orioles articulate
　　　 Cicadae high on top of the willow tree resonate
　　　 Sudden rain pours across
　　　 With pearl-like raindrops randomly splash
　　　 Drumming on every lotus fresh
　　　
　　　 How many people can live to a hundred years?
　　　 Treasure the good times and beautiful scenes
　　　 Don’t let them pass by in vanity
　　　 Humble or noble is pre-determined
　　　 No need to arrange painstakingly
　　　 Ask friends and guests to enjoy
　　　 Drink lightly from fragrant goblets
　　　 And chant softly with joy
　　　
　　　 Just inebriate
　　　 And let the two wheels of Sun and Moon
　　　 Come and go like shuttles alternate